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Planning Board recommends conditional-use permit for downtown food-processing kitchen at 322 Station Street
Summary
The City of Kankakee Planning Board recommended approval of a conditional-use permit for a commercial food-processing kitchen to serve the adjacent grocery at 322 Station Street, with conditions including one accessible parking stall and required health, fire and city permits.
The City of Kankakee Planning Board on June 17 recommended that the City Council approve a conditional-use permit to allow a commercial food-processing kitchen at 322 Station Street.
The recommendation matters because the permit will allow on-site preparation for the adjacent grocery and must clear city, health and fire inspections before opening, affecting downtown operations and parking accommodations.
Carmen Martinez, the applicant, told the board the space will be used as an industrial kitchen to prepare food for the grocery next door and that current and planned operations are limited to food preparation, not immediate…
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